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Day in the Life

Jan 22, 1894

Journal Entry

January 22, 1894 ~ Monday

Jan 22, 1894
I spent the day in the office F Armstrong & Heber Bennion
called & we done some business with them. My Nephew
A. H. Woodruff wrote to me saying his Father my
Brother Thompson was Dead. He died on the 28 Dec
1893 Aged 89 years & 6 days Being born Dec 22, 1804
A coffin Thompson Woodruff
Born Dec 22, 1804
Died Dec 28, 1893 Aged 89 Years 6 days
I also received a Letter from John H Woodruff on his Father Dead

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Woodruff, Almond Monroe
28 Dec 1850 - 2 Jul 1922
8 mentions
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38 mentions
22 mentions
Woodruff, John Henry
26 Aug 1857 - 4 Jan 1923
12 mentions
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Woodruff, Ozem Thompson
22 Dec 1804 - 28 Dec 1893
217 mentions
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Historian's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter from John W. Selby, 22 January 1894

Mount Pleasant, Utah, Wilford Woodruff Dear Sir will not goe on Mission yours Res John W Selby Bad for him but a good thing for the mission! Who recommended him? J. F. S.

Letter from Joseph Nelson, 22 January 1894

Smithfield President woodruff Dear brother in regard to my call i would be pleased to go if i had the means i have been trying to sell some property that i might go but can not at present without mortgageing my land if you request that i will go your brother in the gospel Joseph Nelson. Bro Joseph Nelson came to me and said he wished to Mortgage he land to help him in his Mission, but I told him I did not think you would advise him to do that. he says he thinks he will be able to get ready to ^go^ by next fall if you over

Letter from Niels Peder Nielsen, 22 January 1894

Ephraim City President Wilford Woodruff, Dear Brother, I recived yor letter det Jan 19, and it is wet peculier feelings that I attempt to replay, I feal as though I could offer Som pretty good exscuses, but der not, I feal et my Duty to comply weth yor request, I have no read- dy means, but buy the help of God I will try to be rea- dy at the appointetd time Yor Brother in the gosple N. P. Nielsen. L. S. Anderson, Bp All right. J. F. S.

Letter from Soren Sorensen, 22 January 1894

Manti Pres Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother Your letter exstending my time till Spring for leaving on my mission, to hand. I will endeaver to be ready to go on that mission directly after the April Conference and Brother Madsen and my self would like to go together if agreable as we are neigbors Your Brother in the Gospel Soren. C. Sorensen. Hans Jensen Bishop All right. J. F. S.

Letter from Thomas Samuel Priday Jr., 22 January 1894

President Woodruff Dear Bro I received my notice on the 21st 1894 stating it was your request I should leave Salt Lake City April 28 [18]94 for a mission to the Southern States. I can say there is nothing to hinder me from doing my duty and obeying thoes who are placed in orthity to guide and direct this people in the path which God has laid

Letter from Lewis Madsen, 22 January 1894

Manti Pres Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother: Your letter of Jan 12th 1894 calling me on a mission to Scandinavia to leave Salt Lake City on March 3rd to hand. I would beg leave to have my time exstended so as to leave Salt Lake City directly after the April Conference if agreable to your wishes as this would give me a little more time to get means to go far Your Brother in the Gospel Lewis Madsen Hans Jensen Bishop All right. till Apr. J. F. S.

Letter from Thomas Condie, 22 January 1894

To President W Woodruff, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Salt Lake City Dear brother I feal to drop this at your feet, for your consideration as your the gudge [judge] it is written the Spirrit knows its own revelations Saturday morning the 20th early in the morning I was along with W. H. Toon and bishop Knight (i said ^to one of them^ you have done me a great ingery and (i have not ingered you) I a woke and it was a Dream i soon went of to sleep agane when these words came to me very plane saying (We have a Tie for Isreal) I dont know what this tie means or what kind of a tie whether it is a blessing or a curse, if it is to go around the neck like a band, we read of bands around the nock in the Book of Covenants Section 113 verse 9 & 10 your brother in the Covenant Thomas Condie

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Jan 22, 1894